sagebrush
/ˈseɪd͡ʒˌbɹʌʃ/
sagebrush noun: any of several North American aromatic shrubs of the genus Artemisia, having silvery-grey, green leaves.
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Noun
sagebrush (plural sagebrushes)
- Any of several North American aromatic shrubs of the genus Artemisia, having silvery-grey, green leaves.
- On our bumpy, mud-soaked ride to the Grand Canyon’s lesser-visited East Rim, a coyote emerged from the sagebrush to lead the way. It took off directly in front of our van, seemingly directing us through a labyrinth of dirt roads. Our guide, a member of the Navajo Nation, parked the vehicle and...2025 November 7, Matt Kirouac, “A New Grand Canyon Lodge Lets You Explore This Lesser-Known Region of the National Park with Navajo Guides”, in AFAR
Forms of sagebrush
| plural | sagebrushes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | sage brush |
Origin of sagebrush
From sage + brush, from resemblance in odor and appearance to Salvia officinalis.
Words formed from sagebrush
- African sagebrush
- alpine sagebrush
- Basin sagebrush
- Bigelow sagebrush
- big sagebrush
- birdfoot sagebrush
- black sagebrush
- blue sagebrush
- boreal sagebrush
- budsage
- California sagebrush
- Carruth's sagebrush
- cinquefoil false sagebrush
- coastal sagebrush
- dunes sagebrush lizard Sceloporus arenicolus)
- dwarf sagebrush
- fringed sagebrush
- gray sagewort
- Great Basin sagebrush
- island sagebrush
- Laramie false sagebrush
- little sagebrush
- longleaf sagebrush
- low sagebrush
- Michaux sagebrush
- Owyhee sagebrush
- prairie sagebrush
- pygmy sagebrush
- ragweed sagebrush
- sagebrush agoseris
- sagebrush beardtongue
- sagebrush bluebell
- sagebrush buttercup
- sagebrush checkerspot
- sagebrush chippy
- sagebrush cholla
- sagebrush clicker
- sagebrush cricket
- sagebrusher
- sagebrush false dandelion
- sagebrush grasshopper
- sagebrush grig
- sagebrush Indian paintbrush
- sagebrush lizard
- sagebrush mariposa lily
- sagebrush mariposa tulip
- sagebrush pansy
- sagebrush rabbit
- sagebrush rockcress
- sagebrush scrub
- sagebrush sheep moth
- sagebrush sparrow
- sagebrush swift
- sagebrush violet
- sagebrush vole
- sagebrush weevil
- sagebrush white
- sagebrush woolly stem gall midge
- sand sagebrush
- scabland sagebrush
Phrases with sagebrush
Questions about sagebrush
- What does sagebrush mean?
- Sagebrush means any of several North American aromatic shrubs of the genus Artemisia, having silvery-grey, green leaves.
- What part of speech is sagebrush?
- Sagebrush is a noun.
- How do you pronounce sagebrush?
- Sagebrush is pronounced /ˈseɪd͡ʒˌbɹʌʃ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of sagebrush?
- The plural of sagebrush is sagebrushes.
Words near sagebrush in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: sagebrush (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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